The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 AM
1:31 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 100
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.87° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.54° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.