The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 1933
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
5:26 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 124
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 171.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.82° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.39° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.