The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2159
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
12:23 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2920
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.46° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.73° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.