The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 1927
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
7:45 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 50
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 351.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.98° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.