The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 25, 2131
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
2:32 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2573
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 214.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -20.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.66° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.05° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.