The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2158
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
2:57 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2907
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 202.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.43° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.56° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.