The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
6:34 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 164.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 6.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.58° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.48° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.