The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2060
Waning Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 AM
12:34 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1695
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 | 291.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.69° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.24° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.76° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.