The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
83.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
4:19 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2722
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 | 132.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 38.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.91° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.36° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.