The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 7, 1928
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
8:26 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 62
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 24.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.03° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.08° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| 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.