The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 25, 1926
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
5:16 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 38
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 26.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.25° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.24° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.