The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, January 27, 2200

Waxing Gibbous

89.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
69°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
89.6%
Age
11.4 days
Distance
403,800 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Orion
Lunation number
3427

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun142.54°
Phase angle37.55°
Illuminated fraction89.64%
Altitude / azimuth-25.3° / 30.0°
Right ascension / declination6h 00m / 19.34°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude90.08° / -4.08°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.03° / 6.11°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude41.14° / 1.58°
Position angle of the axis359.3°
Position angle of the bright limb263.8°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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