The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
6:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2017
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 1.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.67° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.37° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.