The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
1:33 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2215
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 | 97.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.33° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.66° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.99° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.