The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2025
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
1:37 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1262
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 | 312.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 215.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.93° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.07° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.