The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 2066
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
7:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1770
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 154.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.59° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.12° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.