The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 1929
Waning Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
9:05 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 75
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 17.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.37° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.84° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.