The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 1969
New Moon
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
4:50 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 569
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.41° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.29° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 42.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.