The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2134
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
9:03 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2611
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 | 37.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.85° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.22° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.