The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 1921
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
9:12 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -24
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 302.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 2.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.70° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.42° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.