The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2142
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
6:40 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2710
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 | 6.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 159.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -12.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.53° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.08° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.