The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2001
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
9:45 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 966
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / -6.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.14° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.32° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.