The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2031
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
12:19 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1336
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 | 284.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 243.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.34° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.74° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.