The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2172
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
6:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3081
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 163.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -22.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.32° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.65° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.