The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% 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
3:35 PM
5:35 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2264
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 | 151.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 21.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.43° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.68° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.81° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.