The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2168
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3031
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 | 85.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.42° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 7.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.16° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| 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.