The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2079
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
1:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1930
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 | 311.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 217.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.05° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.74° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.