The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2042
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
1:25 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1472
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 223.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -23.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.43° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.18° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.