The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2126
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
9:04 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2512
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -3.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.04° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.93° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.