The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2098
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
12:48 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2165
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 | 297.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 11m / -24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.18° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.20° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.