The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 1908
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
12:36 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -185
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 | 283.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 246.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.67° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.70° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.