The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2132
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
4:50 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 351.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 178.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.20° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.50° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.