The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
6:04 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2388
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 | 150.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 19.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 27.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.97° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.58° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.