The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 2106
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
11:20 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2264
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 02m / -14.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.48° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.40° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.