The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2044
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
4:12 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1497
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -26.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.90° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.26° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.