The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2061
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 AM
12:41 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1708
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.66° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.02° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.