The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2015
Waning Crescent
11.1% 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
4:45 AM
2:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1138
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.75° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.04° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.