The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2083
Waxing Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
3:48 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1980
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 45.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.85° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.33° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.