The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 14, 1987
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
7:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 792
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.66° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.