The Moon information shown here applies to Heard Island Central Terrotory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands on Thursday, January 16, 2025. (Local time Indian/Maldives)
| Moonrise to moonset | 15h23m |
| Moonrise | 21:49 |
| Moonset | 06:26 |
| Distance to the center of the Sun | 147,162,643 km |
| Distance to the center of Earth | 392,606 km |
| Moon ilumination (at midnight) | 96.2% |
| Lunar phase | waning |
| Current zodiac sign the Moon | Leo ♌ |
| Moon age (days past new moon) | 16.6 |
Moon-Planet Conjunctions
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in January 2025.
| Astronomical Objects | Date and Time | Degrees Apart |
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| Moon and Venus | January 3 | Venus is 1.5 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Saturn | January 4 | Saturn is 0.7 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pleiades | January 10 | Pleiades is 0.3 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Pollux | January 14 | Pollux is 2.2 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Mars | January 14 | Mars is 0.2 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Beehive | January 15 | Beehive is 2.7 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Regulus | 2025-01-16 19:57 | Regulus is 2.4 degrees South of the Moon. |
| Moon and Spica | January 21 | Spica is 0.1 degrees North of the Moon. |
| Moon and Antares | January 25 | Antares is 0.3 degrees North of the Moon. |
