The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 1927
Waning Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
12:18 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 50
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 | 276.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.69° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.33° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.