The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 1931
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
8:22 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 99
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 348.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.52° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.