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Moon on Sun, January 5, 2025

1/4Sun1/6
Lunar 12/6

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 use your selected observation location.

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.
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