The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 1975
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
6:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 644
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 | 166.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.09° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.26° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.