The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2045
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
3:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1510
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 | 121.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 44.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.00° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.78° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.