The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2156
Waning Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
12:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2882
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 | 291.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 236.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.89° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.30° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.49° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.