The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2042
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
10:30 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1473
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 | 52.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 110.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -2.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.66° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.33° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.