The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 25, 2026
First Quarter
44.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
12:12 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1275
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 43m / 14.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.37° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.04° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.