The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2139
Waning Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
1:26 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2672
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 | 309.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.8° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.98° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.36° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.55° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.