The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2117
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
1:46 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 | 314.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -27.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.81° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.18° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.