The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2150
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
3:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2808
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 194.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.94° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.06° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.