The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2097
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
8:40 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2153
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 | 191.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 333.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.43° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.99° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.