The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2056
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
6:30 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1646
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 | 9.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 157.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.88° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.37° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.