The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2153
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 AM
7:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 17m / -15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.46° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.77° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.