The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
78.3% 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
1:08 PM
3:52 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1757
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 | 124.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 44.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.67° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.10° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.