The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 25, 1944
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
6:57 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 261
Events on this date
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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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 152.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.92° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.83° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.