The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2080
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
10:24 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1943
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / -1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.43° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.72° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.