The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2180
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
8:01 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3180
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 | 22.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -6.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.45° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.44° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.