The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2139
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
3:40 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 335.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.05° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.93° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.