The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 2112
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
3:09 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2338
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 | 325.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -21.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.75° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.42° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.