The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
6:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 38
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 | 167.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 2.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.14° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.97° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.