The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 1997
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
2:29 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 915
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 222.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.59° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.12° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.