The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 1994
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 879
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 | 169.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 1.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.62° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| 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.