The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Waning Crescent
15.8% 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
4:35 AM
1:58 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 990
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.70° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.73° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.