The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2170
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
6:02 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3056
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 | 6.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -22.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.77° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.87° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.