The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 1986
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
8:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 780
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 | 188.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 338.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.68° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.11° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| 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.