The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2185
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
1:50 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3241
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.33° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.52° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.