The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 6, 1985
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
7:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 767
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 51m / 26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.50° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.7° |
| 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.