The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2162
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
8:09 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2957
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 | 26.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -8.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.60° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.19° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.