The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
3:05 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 113.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.43° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.05° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.