The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 1929
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
9:37 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 75
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 | 212.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 311.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 12.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.49° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.97° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.