The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2034
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
3:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1373
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 | 327.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.80° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.84° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.