The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
3:04 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3056
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 | 117.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.0° / 52.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.12° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.15° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.