The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2004
Waxing Crescent
26.2% 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
10:42 AM
11:10 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1003
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 | 61.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 32m / 0.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.42° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.73° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.