The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2110
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
12:26 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2314
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.12° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.46° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.