The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 29, 2028
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
8:56 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 128.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -3.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.51° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.19° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.