The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2082
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
5:40 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1967
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.39° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.89° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.