The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2109
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
7:58 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2301
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 | 188.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.27° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.14° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.