The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 29, 2027
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
11:15 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1287
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 249.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.47° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / 7.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.94° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.