The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2172
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
9:33 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / -7.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.65° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.78° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.