The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 27, 2191
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
8:45 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3316
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.61° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.16° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.