The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 1986
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
12:19 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 780
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 80.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.92° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.15° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.