The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2168
Waning Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
9:51 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 219.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 8.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.97° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.19° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.