The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2037
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
6:55 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1411
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 | 14.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.27° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.00° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| 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.