The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2007
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
2:56 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1040
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 | 112.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.5° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.91° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.54° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.