The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2137
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
12:38 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2648
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.89° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.13° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.