The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 1902
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
1:00 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -259
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 12.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.27° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.58° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.