The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 2102
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2215
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.89° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.35° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.15° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.