The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 1914
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
7:17 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -110
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 | 16.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 148.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -15.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.41° / -1.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.04° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| 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.