The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
3:13 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2462
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 | 118.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 50.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.99° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.01° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.