The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 25, 1929
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
8:25 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 75
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 341.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.88° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.