The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 26, 2191
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
7:28 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3316
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 | 18.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.66° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.35° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.