The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2162
Waxing Gibbous
86.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
4:40 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.8%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2957
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 | 137.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 34.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.09° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.56° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.