The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 1937
Waxing Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
11:20 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 174
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 | 62.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.53° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.07° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.04° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.