The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2066
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
9:21 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1770
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 | 37.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -1.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.34° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.74° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.