The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2153
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
9:50 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.77° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.40° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.