The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2088
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
12:55 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 292.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 238.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.11° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.96° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.