The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 2027
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
12:26 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1287
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 20m / 13.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.49° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.30° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.99° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.