The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2192
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 PM
7:42 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3328
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 | 172.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 355.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 24.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.35° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.43° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.