The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2023
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
12:49 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1238
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.33° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.60° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.