The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2150
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
4:43 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 181.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.17° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.25° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.