The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2128
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
7:34 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2536
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 347.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.06° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.81° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 175.9° |
| 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.