The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 28, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
5:56 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3192
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 15.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.49° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.65° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.