The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2093
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2104
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.91° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.60° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.