The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 1945
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
7:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 273
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 353.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.40° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.83° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.