The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 31, 2028
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
10:54 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.82° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.