The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
69.9% 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
12:30 PM
2:47 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.9%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 | 113.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 54.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.78° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.69° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.