The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2104
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
5:54 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2239
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 170.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.06° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.71° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.