The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 1993
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
9:47 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 867
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / 0.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.90° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.02° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.