The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
3:08 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 | 116.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 23.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.55° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.90° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| 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.