The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 25, 2151
First Quarter
49.4% 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
11:56 AM
12:28 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2821
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 | 89.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 9.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.54° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.26° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.