The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2159
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 AM
3:50 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 339.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 28m / -24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.35° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / 2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.64° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.