The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
74.4% 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
12:45 PM
3:38 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.4%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars 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 | 119.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 47.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.50° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.69° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.