The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 25, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
5:19 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1213
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 | 143.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.03° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.38° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.