The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2076
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
11:41 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1893
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 262.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 09m / -8.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.94° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.93° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.67° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.