The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2174
Last Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
11:34 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3105
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 248.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.39° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.07° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.