The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2189
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
6:34 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3291
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 | 11.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 155.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.99° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.04° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.