The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2031
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
10:10 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1337
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 | 47.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 113.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / 1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.73° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.60° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.