The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2101
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
3:37 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 | 336.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.77° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.32° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.