The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 1949
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
4:12 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 322
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 184.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -26.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.46° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.43° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.