The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
85.0% 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
2:14 PM
4:32 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 134.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 36.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.94° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 47.97° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.