The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2156
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2883
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 | 68.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 8.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.39° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / -2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.66° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.