The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 30, 2028
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
9:55 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 115.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / 1.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.36° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.00° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.