The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2166
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
1:20 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3006
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 | 295.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -15.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.31° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.71° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.