The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 26, 2178
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
12:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3155
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 76.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.13° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.92° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.