The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 1982
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
7:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 731
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -16.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.72° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.50° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.