The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 1919
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
2:41 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -49
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.94° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.33° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.