The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 27, 2155
Waning Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
12:03 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2870
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 | 285.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 239.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.30° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.44° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.