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The Moon on this date is Waxing Crescent, with about 29% of its disk illuminated.

Watch this night's MoonWaxing Crescent“A slender silver arc after sunset”
Illumination
29%
Moonrise
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Moonset
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Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul. Moonset is when the Moon that rose this day sets, so it can fall on the next day.

See the January 2025 Moon calendar and major phase times →

Quadrantids meteor shower

Waiting for a brief light in the cold new year.

Around this time each year · estimated peak window

A predawn sky with little moonlight.

When and how to watch

Find a dark location and watch a wide area of sky with unaided eyes.

Typical peak 2025-01-03–2025-01-05 · approximate annual window, not a year-specific forecast.

Seoul estimate · Korea Standard Time (KST)

Predawn candidate 1/5, 05:00 · watch a wide area of sky.

The Moon is below the horizon at this time, reducing moonlight interference.

Clouds and light pollution affect actual visibility.

Check IMO annual meteor forecasts

Moon near Saturn

Let the Moon be your guide to Saturn.

Difficult to see together at night from Seoul.

When and how to watch

The Moon and Saturn appear close together in our sky; they are not physically close.

Closest approach 1/5, 01:50 KST · 0.6° geocentric separation

Seoul estimate · Korea Standard Time (KST)

No nighttime viewing window meets our criteria in Seoul on this date.

Clouds and light pollution affect actual visibility.

It lingers low in the western evening sky and grows a little brighter each day.

The Moon on January 5, 2025

On January 5, 2025, the Moon was a waxing crescent, 5.2 days old and 29% illuminated, in the constellation Aquarius about 372,043 km (231,177 mi) from Earth. The next Full Moon followed on January 13, 2025.

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
29%
Moon age
5.2 days since New Moon
Distance from Earth
372,043 km (231,177 mi)
Constellation
Aquarius
Previous Full Moon
December 15, 2024
Next New Moon
January 29, 2025
Next Full Moon
January 13, 2025

Moon phases around January 5, 2025

Moon phase, illumination and age for the three days before and after January 5, 2025
DateMoonLitAge
1/2 ThuWaxing Crescent6%2.2d
1/3 FriWaxing Crescent12%3.2d
1/4 SatWaxing Crescent20%4.2d
1/5 SunWaxing Crescent29%5.2d
1/6 MonWaxing Crescent40%6.2d
1/7 TueWaxing Gibbous52%7.2d
1/8 WedWaxing Gibbous63%8.2d

Values are calculated with Astronomy Engine at 12:00 Korea Standard Time (03:00 UTC) on each date; New and Full Moon dates are in UTC. Moon age counts days since the New Moon; distance is centre to centre.

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