The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 PM
5:47 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 978
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 20.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.25° / 0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.05° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.