The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 1927
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
9:42 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 50
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 314.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.93° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.43° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.