The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2038
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
11:52 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 260.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.12° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.06° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.