The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 1906
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
12:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -210
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 38m / -5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.62° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.81° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.