The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 1927
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
12:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 50
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 | 288.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 34m / -15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.09° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.50° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.