The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, January 25, 2082

Waning Crescent

10.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
21°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
10.4%
Age
26.5 days
Distance
385,400 km
Apparent size
31.0′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1967

Events on this date

  1. Neptune at opposition

    Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.

Exact values

For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun322.77°
Phase angle142.42°
Illuminated fraction10.38%
Altitude / azimuth15.9° / 206.2°
Right ascension / declination17h 55m / -28.24°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude268.92° / -4.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.07° / 7.09°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-137.33° / -0.78°
Position angle of the axis1.2°
Position angle of the bright limb83.3°
Apparent magnitude-7.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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