The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2098
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
2:12 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2165
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 208.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -27.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.09° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.55° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.