The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% 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
4:12 PM
6:48 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 384
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 | 162.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 7.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.05° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.77° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.