The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 1, 2117
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
3:51 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2399
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 42m / -27.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.09° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.98° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.