The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 1984
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 PM
7:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 755
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 | 167.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 2.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.64° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.70° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| 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.