The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
5:09 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 718
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 | 146.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 26.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.07° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.56° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.