The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
6:09 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 38
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 | 156.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 14.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.25° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.11° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.