The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2107
Waning Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
12:46 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2276
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -15.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.72° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.60° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.