The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 1968
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
8:16 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 557
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 348.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 26.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.02° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.5° |
| 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.