The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2058
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
9:42 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1671
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / -7.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.13° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.82° / 7.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.26° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.