The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
7:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1683
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 358.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.62° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.70° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.