The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 1933
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
7:53 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 125
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.71° / -0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.23° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.