The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2059
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
8:07 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 346.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.59° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.57° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.