The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
6:59 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2635
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 | 161.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 8.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.48° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.77° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.