The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2009
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
6:16 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1065
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 162.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.06° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.37° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.