The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 23, 2027
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
8:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1287
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 328.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.27° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.09° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.