The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2088
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
9:02 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2042
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 | 34.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -3.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.03° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.37° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.