The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2093
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
5:24 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2103
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -19.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.50° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.01° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.