The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2028
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
5:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1300
Events on this date
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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. From Columbus, 2% of the Sun is covered at 9:37 AM.
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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.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 166.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.07° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.24° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.