The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 31, 1925
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:40 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 26
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.47° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.84° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.