The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
6:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1176
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 161.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 25m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.20° / 0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.81° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.