The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2157
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
8:27 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 332.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.56° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.79° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| 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.