The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2169
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
5:19 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3043
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 173.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.06° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.06° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.