The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 2140
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
12:37 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2685
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 74.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.90° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.55° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.