The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2185
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
3:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3241
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 | 326.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.64° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.89° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.