The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2121
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
1:57 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 101.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 62.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.41° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.20° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.