The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2055
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
5:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1633
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 27% of the Sun is covered at 1:14 PM.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -17.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.42° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.56° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.