The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 1947
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
10:07 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 298
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 52m / -6.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.61° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.98° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.