The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 26, 2183
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
9:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3217
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.80° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.69° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.