The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2026
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
4:20 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 347.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 182.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.85° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.51° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.