The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 1949
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
3:11 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 322
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 40m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.85° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.24° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.