The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2080
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
1:40 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1942
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 | 312.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 217.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.01° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.61° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.