The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
7:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1918
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 5.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.69° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.06° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.