The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2166
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
12:43 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3006
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 246.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.76° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.54° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.