The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
6:23 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1794
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 10.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 20.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.42° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.28° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.4° |
| 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.