The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2092
Waxing Gibbous
60.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
1:28 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.6%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2091
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.74° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.06° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.