The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 27, 2196
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
3:26 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3377
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 | 332.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.76° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.01° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.