The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 1977
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
1:13 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 669
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 | 95.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 71.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 14.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.97° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.57° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.