The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 25, 1938
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
12:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 186
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.06° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.59° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.