The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
3:52 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 953
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 | 131.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 42.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.29° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.88° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.