The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2024
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1250
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 | 84.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 8.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.27° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.74° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| 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.