The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 25, 1927
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
11:51 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 50
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -7.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.55° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.16° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.0° |
| 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.