The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2127
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
10:51 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2524
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 | 59.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 44m / -0.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.10° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.70° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.