The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 25, 1963
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
7:53 AM
5:59 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 496
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 165.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 37m / -19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.78° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.51° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.