The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 26, 2173
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
6:32 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3093
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 14.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.52° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.35° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.