The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 27, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
57.3% 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
11:38 AM
1:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.3%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3155
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 | 98.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 65.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.19° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.77° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.