The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 1969
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
1:10 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 570
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.57° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.27° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.