MoonPhases

January 2025 · Monday · 2 years ago

6 January 2025

First Quarter

44% illuminated and waxing, 6.6 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 6 January 2025: First Quarter, 44% illuminated

Ephemeris for 6 January 2025 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
44.5%
Lunar age
6.6 days
Elongation
83.5°
Distance
370,687 km
Distance (mi)
230,334 mi
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Aries
Libration lat
1.0° S
Libration lon
1.2° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London11:0717:4100:35 +144.1°
New York11:1417:4600:32 +156.4°
Chicago11:0917:4300:30 +155.5°
Denver11:2117:5400:41 +158.0°
Los Angeles11:1917:4900:30 +164.0°
Mexico City12:0918:3000:56 +178.5°
São Paulo11:5217:5323:4958.8°
Berlin11:1117:4500:39 +142.8°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
First Quarter6 January 202523:56today
Full Moon13 January 202522:27in 7 days
Last Quarter21 January 202520:31in 15 days
New Moon29 January 202512:36in 23 days