The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2040
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
6:54 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1448
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.51° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.48° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.