The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2116
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:09 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2388
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 | 30.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.77° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.16° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.