The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2055
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
6:50 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1634
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 | 10.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -15.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.46° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.25° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.