The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2089
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
8:11 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2054
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 326.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.92° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.44° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.