The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2050
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
10:23 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1572
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 | 49.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / 2.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.28° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.79° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.