The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 1922
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
5:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -12
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 171.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -14.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.88° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.28° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.