The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 17, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 PM
5:56 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3204
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 | 157.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 15.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.81° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.77° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.