The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
3:24 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 48.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.24° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.61° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.