The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2121
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
12:47 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2450
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 | 89.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.05° / 5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.37° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.36° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.