The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2163
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
12:22 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2969
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 | 283.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 244.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.72° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.97° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.