The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2107
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
8:24 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2277
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -6.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.64° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.75° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.