The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 743
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 | 162.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 7.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.75° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.72° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.