The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2087
Last Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
11:22 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2029
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.59° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.77° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| 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.