The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 619
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 | 163.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 6.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.29° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.96° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.