The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2131
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
4:19 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2573
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 188.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.15° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.43° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.