The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 1939
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
12:52 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 199
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.89° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / 0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.00° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.