The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 24, 2025
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
12:53 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1262
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 226.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -26.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.41° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.89° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.