The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2060
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
1:10 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1695
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 | 302.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.25° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.94° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.