The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2174
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
12:46 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 299.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.86° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.09° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.42° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.