The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
8:48 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1015
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 | 193.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 331.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.76° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.88° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.