The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 2073
Waning Gibbous
95.1% 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
8:12 PM
8:56 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1856
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 318.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 10.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.92° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.35° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.