The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
5:16 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2722
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 | 145.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.25° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.23° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.