The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 30, 1997
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 916
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -8.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.04° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.04° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.