The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2120
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
2:20 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 321.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 207.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.24° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.94° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.