The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2172
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
7:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.49° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.16° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.