The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
2:37 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 108.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 27m / 24.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.51° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.84° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.