The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 17, 1942
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
6:48 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 236
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 156.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -15.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.91° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.84° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| 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.