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  • Stargazing News - January 6th, 2025

    From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Sunday, January 05, 2025 08:06:00
    Monday, January 6, 2025

    First Quarter Moon

    The moon will complete the first quarter of its 29.53-day journey around Earth on Monday, January 6 at 6:56 p.m. EST, or 3:56 p.m. PST, or 23:56 UT. At first quarter, the moon's 90-degree angle from the sun causes us to see it half- illuminated on its eastern side. First quarter moons always rise around mid- day and set around midnight, so they are also visible in the afternoon daytime sky. The evenings surrounding first quarter are the best ones for seeing the spectacular lunar terrain when it is lit by low-angled sunlight, especially along the terminator, the pole-to-pole boundary that separates the moon's lit and dark hemispheres.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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