The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 1900
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
7:33 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -284
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 350.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.15° / -2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / 4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 204.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.