The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 1948
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
9:40 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 310
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 309.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.98° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.77° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.