The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2049
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
12:40 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1559
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 | 293.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.40° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.67° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.