The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 1997
Waning Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 PM
9:38 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 916
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 | 224.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.92° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.60° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.