The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 14, 1949
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
8:02 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 322
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.41° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.42° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.7° |
| 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.