The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2136
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
12:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2635
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 | 301.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 225.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.62° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.80° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.