The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 1955
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
10:00 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 397
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 | 44.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / 1.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.82° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.45° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.