The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 1952
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
5:31 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 359
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 171.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.47° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.55° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.20° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.