The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2086
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 PM
6:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2017
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 | 157.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 13.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 20.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.33° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.86° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.50° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.