The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2100
Waxing Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2190
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 9.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.83° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.70° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.