The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2129
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:00 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2548
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 | 321.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 212.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.41° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.53° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.