The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2188
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
3:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3278
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 190.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.86° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.51° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.