The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 1977
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
7:37 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 668
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 | 182.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 347.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.60° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.79° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 165.1° |
| 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.