The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% 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
3:26 PM
5:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 25.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 53m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.22° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.20° / 7.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.34° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.