The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% 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
2:53 PM
4:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2734
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 | 141.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 19.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.37° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.34° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.