The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2197
Waxing Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
3:12 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3390
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 | 115.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 51.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.92° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.82° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.