The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 1996
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
12:57 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 904
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.80° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.25° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.94° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.