The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2009
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
11:12 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1064
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.02° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.02° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.