The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
68.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
2:50 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.3%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 805
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 | 111.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 54.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.40° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.32° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.