The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2091
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
12:34 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2079
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 78.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 9.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.90° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.11° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.