The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
7:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2994
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 355.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.13° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.77° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.