The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2039
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
12:09 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1435
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -5.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.50° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.59° / -5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.12° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.