The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2137
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
1:05 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2647
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 225.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.78° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.86° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| 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.