The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 28, 2158
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
4:03 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 190.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -23.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.33° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.75° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.