The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 17, 2151
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:57 AM
5:23 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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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 | 358.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 170.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.83° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.84° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.31° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 11.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.