The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2060
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 PM
8:11 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1695
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 348.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 25.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.22° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 10.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.