The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
12:23 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 | 284.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 243.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 17m / -17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.40° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.17° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.