The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2038
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
12:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 280.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 248.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -13.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.14° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.23° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.