The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2006
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
2:10 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1027
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.7° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.70° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.46° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.