The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 1975
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 PM
8:03 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 644
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 329.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 9.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.50° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.99° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.