The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2166
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
2:52 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
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Neptune 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 | 319.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 213.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.53° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.08° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.