The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2056
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
3:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1646
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.9° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.11° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.66° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.