The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 1997
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
8:37 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jan 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.31° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.89° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.32° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.