The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 1997
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
7:27 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 347.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.57° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.94° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 183.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.