The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
2:07 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1374
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 61.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.50° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.20° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.