The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 25, 1952
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:08 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 359
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 186.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.23° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.01° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.