The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2099
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
2:00 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2177
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 211.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.14° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.43° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.