The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2107
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
9:21 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2277
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 | 38.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -2.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.67° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.56° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.