The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2095
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
11:52 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2128
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 | 269.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.5° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -10.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.98° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.47° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.