The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 2150
Waning Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 PM
10:50 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2808
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 | 236.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 290.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / 7.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.85° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.56° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.