The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
6:41 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1559
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 | 164.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 6.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.88° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.92° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.