The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2064
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
12:53 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1745
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.20° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.44° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.