The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 1950
Full Moon
99.7% 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
5:34 PM
8:34 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 334
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 345.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.42° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.46° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.3° |
| 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.