The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 1920
Waxing Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -36
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 | 77.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 11.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.44° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.97° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| 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.