The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2087
Waning Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
11:56 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 279.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 246.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.43° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / 2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.93° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| 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.