The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2106
Waning Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
11:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2264
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 | 278.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.54° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.06° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.56° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.