The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 25, 2104
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
3:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2239
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 199.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -22.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.66° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.90° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.