The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 25, 2191
New Moon
0.4% 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
8:24 AM
6:07 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3316
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.41° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 7.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.54° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.