The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 1979
Waning Gibbous
83.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
10:05 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 693
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 227.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 296.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 5.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.71° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / 1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.83° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.