The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
7:07 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1262
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 147.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.49° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.56° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.