The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 25, 2164
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
8:03 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2982
Events on this date
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Mercury, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -8.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.44° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.68° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.