The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 1927
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
7:29 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 50
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -20.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.86° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.80° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.