The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2087
Waning Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
12:36 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 290.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -20.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.41° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.25° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.10° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.