The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 4, 1997
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
1:46 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 915
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.12° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.94° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.