The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 1973
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
11:27 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 619
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.61° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.29° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.