The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 25, 1946
Last Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
12:13 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 285
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 253.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.56° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.96° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.