The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 1937
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
8:00 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 174
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 | 192.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 332.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 10.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.76° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.39° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.