The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 1946
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
12:40 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 285
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 243.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 23m / -15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.38° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.13° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.