The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2051
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
7:12 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1584
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 350.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.60° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.