The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2059
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
6:42 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1683
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 | 158.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.57° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.90° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.84° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.