The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 1917
Waning Crescent
37.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
12:04 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.5%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -74
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 242.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.73° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.10° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.25° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.