The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 1990
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
5:45 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 829
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.29° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.19° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.