The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 1989
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
9:36 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 817
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 | 222.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 299.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.16° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.90° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.