The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 25, 1971
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:13 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 594
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.08° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.79° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.