The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 1924
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
10:29 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 13
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / 1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.72° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.28° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.