The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2008
Waxing Gibbous
71.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
2:53 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1052
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 | 114.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 53.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.88° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.50° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.