The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 5, 1958
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
7:22 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 433
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 352.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.15° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 203.2° |
| 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.