The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2028
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
7:57 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -8.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.71° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.38° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.