The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2074
Waning Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
10:40 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1868
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 290.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 5.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.49° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.67° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.