The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
6:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2759
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 | 166.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 4.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.96° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.55° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.