The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2047
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
8:42 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1535
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.22° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.56° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.