The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2180
Waning Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
10:17 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3179
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 | 241.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / -3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.98° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.64° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| 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.