The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2005
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
9:14 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1015
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 | 204.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 319.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.82° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.02° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.