The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 25, 1976
Waning Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
12:50 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 656
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.24° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.04° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.