The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 1909
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
1:41 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -173
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 228.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.08° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.91° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.