The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2061
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1708
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 | 76.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 9.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.64° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.18° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.