The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 28, 2183
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
11:33 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3217
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 4.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.88° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.33° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.