The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2109
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
2:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2301
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 | 319.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.70° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.65° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.