The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 PM
3:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2685
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 | 113.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 52.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.01° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.24° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.