The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2153
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 | 164.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 3.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.28° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.26° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.