The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2071
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:11 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 309.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 222.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -18.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.67° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.04° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.