The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 1983
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
5:37 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 743
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 | 148.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 22.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 23.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.67° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.85° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.