The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2151
Waxing Gibbous
70.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 PM
2:44 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.8%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2821
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 | 114.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 55.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.87° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.96° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.