The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2178
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
4:35 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3154
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 | 346.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 183.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.55° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.45° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.