The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 1941
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
6:20 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 224
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 164.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.40° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.09° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.