The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2121
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
3:55 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 340.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 190.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -25.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.10° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.18° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.