The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2044
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
9:52 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1497
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 | 219.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.41° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.45° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.