The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2157
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
12:10 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2895
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 19m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.06° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.46° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.