The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2042
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
12:56 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1473
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 16.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.13° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.82° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.