The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2001
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
7:48 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 966
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -14.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.18° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.69° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.