The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2125
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
12:22 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2499
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.52° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.36° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.