The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 26, 2181
Waxing Gibbous
84.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 PM
4:25 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.9%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3192
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 | 134.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 37.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.41° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.92° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.