The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2080
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
11:28 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1943
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 4.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.10° / -0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.54° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.