The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 28, 1925
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:26 AM
10:37 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 26
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / 6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.36° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| 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.