The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 1939
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
11:51 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 199
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 94.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 7.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.48° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.33° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.