The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 17, 1934
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
8:24 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 137
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.79° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.17° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.