The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 1931
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
4:19 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 99
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 | 347.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 181.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.58° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.68° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.