The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 28, 2196
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
4:26 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3377
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn 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 | 343.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 186.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.73° / -0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.20° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.