The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2145
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
10:45 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2747
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 | 55.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 106.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 2.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.94° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.