The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2066
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
8:14 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1770
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 | 24.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -7.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.65° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.93° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.