The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2177
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:42 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3142
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 | 346.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 183.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.49° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.58° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.