The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
12:25 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1101
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 241.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.40° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.95° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.