The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 21, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
6:03 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.46° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.20° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.