The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2088
Waxing Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
10:06 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2042
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 | 46.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 113.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / 1.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.28° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.19° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.