The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2037
Waxing Gibbous
80.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
3:44 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.4%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1411
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 44.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.49° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.32° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.