The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 1973
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
12:41 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 619
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 230.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.33° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.63° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.