The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2034
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
1:00 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1374
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 12.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.44° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.35° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.