The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 1982
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
8:21 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 731
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 | 29.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 134.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.52° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.31° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.