The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
69.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
2:24 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.4%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 14.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.44° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.76° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.