The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2057
Last Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
11:42 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1658
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 262.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -7.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.44° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.88° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.