The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2030
Last Quarter
50.7% 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
12:47 AM
11:15 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1324
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.11° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.54° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.