The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 1928
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
11:17 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 63
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 | 62.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / -0.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.95° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.60° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.