The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2129
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
1:03 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2549
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 10.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.14° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.61° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.65° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.