The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2123
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
7:15 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2475
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 | 13.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -10.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.44° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.70° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.1° |
| 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.