The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2039
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
8:09 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1436
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.5° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -14.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.72° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.24° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.