The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2164
Waxing Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
10:18 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2982
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.93° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.43° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.31° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.