The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 2134
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
7:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2611
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 150.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.12° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 7.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.59° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.