The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2130
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
9:06 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2561
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 318.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.91° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.60° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.