The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
80.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
3:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2821
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 | 127.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 42.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.13° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.82° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.