The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 25, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
6:06 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2153
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 18.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.50° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.39° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.