The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 25, 2132
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
12:28 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2586
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 | 89.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 9.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.89° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.07° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| 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.