The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 25, 2085
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
5:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2004
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 km.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 170.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.58° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.48° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.