The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2069
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
12:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1806
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 | 294.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 236.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.23° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.34° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.