The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 1978
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
8:13 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 681
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 | 195.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 329.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 11.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.79° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.55° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.