The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2052
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
1:33 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1596
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 | 300.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.15° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.22° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.