The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2050
Waxing Crescent
37.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1572
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 | 75.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.59° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.44° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.