The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 1995
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:35 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 891
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.21° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.00° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.