The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2053
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:46 AM
11:41 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1609
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 | 66.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.92° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.88° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.