The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2139
Waning Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
2:28 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2672
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.80° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.74° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.