The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 1931
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
12:28 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 100
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.46° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.70° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.