The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 1958
First Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
12:25 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 12.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.02° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.36° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.