The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2133
Waning Crescent
43.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
12:06 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2598
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 | 277.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.8° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.09° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.90° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.