The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 1914
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
8:19 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -110
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 135.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.62° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.86° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.