The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 25, 1982
Waxing Crescent
0.3% 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
8:11 AM
6:16 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 731
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 | 5.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 161.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.14° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.69° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.