The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 25, 1988
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
12:31 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 805
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 | 87.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.44° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.64° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.