The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2125
Waning Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
1:05 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2499
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 | 296.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.01° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.53° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.