The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2133
Last Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
11:40 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2598
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -9.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.72° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.74° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| 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.