The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2143
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
7:27 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2722
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 147.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.42° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.01° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.