The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 1986
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 PM
7:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 780
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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 351.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 24.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.72° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.1° |
| 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.