The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
67.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
2:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 112
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 | 110.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 58.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.39° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.52° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.