The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2120
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
8:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 | 200.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 326.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 16.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.12° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.38° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| 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.