The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2058
Last Quarter
51.3% 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
12:05 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1670
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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -6.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.44° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.83° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.91° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.