The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Waning Crescent
42.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
11:50 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1262
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 246.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.19° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.55° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.