The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2158
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
1:58 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2907
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 | 316.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 212.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 28m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.83° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.38° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.