The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2059
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
10:00 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1683
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 | 49.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.30° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.22° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| 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.