The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2112
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
4:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2338
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 11m / -21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.45° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.61° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.