The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2148
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
2:21 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2783
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 | 311.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 222.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.58° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.13° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.