The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
6:17 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 160.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.81° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.70° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.