The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 25, 2170
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
12:57 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3056
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 | 93.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.70° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.89° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.45° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| 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.