The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
93.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
5:31 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.6%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2499
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 | 150.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.38° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.01° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| 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.