The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 1997
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
3:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 915
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 47m / -17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.56° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.30° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.