The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2176
Waxing Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
11:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3130
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 | 69.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.81° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.