The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 1964
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
6:44 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 508
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 | 163.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 6.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.99° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.51° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.