The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 2079
Waning Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
11:59 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1930
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 | 278.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 247.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.55° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.22° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.