The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
2:47 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2920
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 | 111.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 54.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.62° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.42° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| 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.