The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2175
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3118
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 | 80.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 42m / 14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.96° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.70° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.