The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2167
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
2:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3018
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 | 318.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.26° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.96° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.