The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2053
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:46 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 91.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 75.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 11.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.99° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.55° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| 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.