On January 11, 2025, the celestial event observed was a prominent Waxing Gibbous moon phase. This phase is characterized by the Moon being more than 50% illuminated but not yet a full moon, with approximately 93-94% of its surface visible. For observers in the Northern Hemisphere, the right side of the Moon would have been illuminated. The Moon was 12 to 12.49 days old since the last New Moon and was situated in the Gemini zodiac sector. It would have risen in the mid-to-late afternoon and remained high in the eastern sky at sunset, continuing to be visible through most of the night before setting just prior to sunrise. This phase was also notable as it preceded the 'Wolf Moon', which was the Full Moon of January 2025, occurring just two days later on January 13, 2025. However, there appears to be a significant discrepancy with the Mashable article provided. While its title references 'January 11, 2025', search results indicate that a Mashable article with this exact title was published on January 10, 2026. The content snippet from this 2026 publication describes the moon phase for 'Sunday, Jan. 11' (implying January 11, 2026) as a Waning Crescent, with 42% illumination. This directly contradicts the verifiable moon phase for January 11, 2025 (Waxing Gibbous, ~93-94% illuminated). Therefore, the original article's headline, as presented, is misleading or inaccurate concerning the year it claims to describe, given the real-time lunar data for 2025 and the apparent publication context of the Mashable piece.