The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2105
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
7:26 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2252
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 | 17.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.04° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.45° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.