The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 1958
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 434
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 9.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.12° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.53° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| 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.