The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2032
Waxing Crescent
31.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
11:43 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1349
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 | 67.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 4.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.47° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.37° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.