The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2164
Last Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
12:07 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2981
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.79° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.86° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| 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.