The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2077
Waxing Crescent
23.9% 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
10:36 AM
10:59 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1906
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 | 58.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 36m / -1.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.68° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.29° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.