The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 26, 2197
First Quarter
52.7% 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
11:24 AM
1:11 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3390
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.20° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.12° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.