The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2002
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
7:44 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 978
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 351.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.23° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.21° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.