The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2185
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
2:32 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3241
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 | 315.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 217.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.39° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.71° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.