The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2050
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
11:33 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1572
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 | 62.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 97.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 7.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.67° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.62° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.