The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 2161
Waxing Crescent
5.1% 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
8:31 AM
8:18 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2945
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.53° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.08° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.