The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2061
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
1:50 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1707
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 | 314.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 215.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.83° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.98° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.