The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 27, 2160
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
9:53 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2932
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 | 239.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / -7.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.39° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.88° / 7.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.78° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.