The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 1928
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
8:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 63
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.79° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 7.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.96° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.