The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2148
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
12:06 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2784
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 7.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.32° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.03° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.