The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 1962
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
5:02 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 483
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 | 145.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 28.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.26° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.36° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.