The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 25, 2091
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
11:38 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2079
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 2.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.19° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.44° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.