The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
6:14 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1324
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 | 157.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 14.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 22.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.77° / -0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.69° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.