The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2115
Last Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
12:03 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2375
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -7.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.77° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.97° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.