The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2135
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
7:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2623
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 | 165.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.49° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.65° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.