The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2071
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
8:39 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1831
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 | 202.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 322.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.15° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.67° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.