The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2147
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
1:49 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 | 303.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.81° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.27° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.09° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.