The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 PM
5:13 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1658
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 | 145.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.12° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.49° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.