The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2068
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
11:26 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1794
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 22m / -16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.79° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.12° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.