The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:35 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 66.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.42° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.57° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.