The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 28, 2199
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
8:29 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3415
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -4.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.89° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.99° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.63° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.