The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
9:29 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1201
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.66° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.70° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.