The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 27, 2186
Waxing Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3254
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 54m / 6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.66° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.27° / 7.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.40° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.