The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 1903
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
5:10 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -247
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 181.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 47m / -16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.79° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.47° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.