The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 1947
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
1:52 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 297
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus 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 | 309.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.37° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.34° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.