The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 1992
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
11:52 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 854
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 | 282.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.48° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.09° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.