The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 19, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
86.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
4:21 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.0%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 37.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.82° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.47° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.