The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2051
Waxing Crescent
29.9% 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
10:37 AM
11:37 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1584
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 | 66.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.6° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / 4.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / -2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.57° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.