The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2174
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
12:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3105
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 | 287.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.40° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.42° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.24° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.