The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2022
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
1:01 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 | 297.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.62° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.35° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.