The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
4:28 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1423
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 | 137.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 36.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 19.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.74° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.28° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| 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.