The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2100
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
9:18 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2190
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 308.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 6.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.31° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.83° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.