The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2074
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
7:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1869
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 147.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.59° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.42° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.