The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 1936
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
7:41 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 162
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.53° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.65° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.