The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
7:18 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 149.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -12.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.24° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.18° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.