The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2104
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
7:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2240
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 | 11.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 153.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.73° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.52° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.