The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2136
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
12:13 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2635
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.46° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.63° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| 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.