The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 1951
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
7:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 347
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 354.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.30° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.