The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2085
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
9:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2005
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 | 40.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / 0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.80° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.95° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.