The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1213
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 | 166.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 2.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.57° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.12° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.