The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2870
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 | 168.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 0.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.21° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.98° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.