The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2046
Waning Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
9:56 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 237.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / -5.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.73° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.29° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.