The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 1944
Waxing Crescent
6.1% 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
10:19 AM
9:26 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 261
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 | 28.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -11.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.15° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.44° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.