The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2108
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
10:05 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2289
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 113.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -3.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.59° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.50° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.