The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 17, 1961
Waxing Crescent
1.1% 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
8:15 AM
6:51 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 471
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.96° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.04° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.