The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2033

Waning Crescent

21.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
31°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
21.8%
Age
25.3 days
Distance
382,500 km
Apparent size
31.2′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
1361

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 Sun304.50°
Phase angle124.29°
Illuminated fraction21.83%
Altitude / azimuth15.7° / 227.1°
Right ascension / declination16h 42m / -18.52°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude251.56° / 3.67°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.74° / -3.95°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-131.61° / 1.50°
Position angle of the axis8.9°
Position angle of the bright limb99.8°
Apparent magnitude-8.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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