The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2003
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
12:02 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 990
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 252.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -12.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.90° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.79° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.21° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| 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.