The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 28, 2157
Waning Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
9:11 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 215.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.52° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.06° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.