The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 1966
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
2:10 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 532
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 | 316.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.22° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.16° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.