The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2146
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
7:51 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 188.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 337.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.34° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.72° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.4° |
| 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.