The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2140
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
3:10 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 331.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 199.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -25.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.63° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.81° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.