The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2072
Waning Crescent
6.1% 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
5:32 AM
3:42 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1843
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 201.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.21° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.27° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.