The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 25, 2071
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
1:28 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 298.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.80° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.86° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.