The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2030
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
11:57 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1324
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.6° / 242.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.25° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.70° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.