The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2015
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
12:06 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1139
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 81.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.22° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.30° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.