The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2045
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
1:25 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1510
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.23° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.07° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.