The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2108
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
7:27 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 344.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.90° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.