The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2034
Waxing Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1374
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 8.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.34° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.51° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.