The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 1965
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
8:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 520
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 | 182.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 346.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.39° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.63° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.