The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 1990
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
6:56 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 830
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.72° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.00° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.