The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2139
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
9:12 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2672
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 | 208.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.39° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.15° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.