The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 15, 1997
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:17 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 7.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.02° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.01° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.07° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.