The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 21, 1989
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
7:55 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 817
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 350.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.46° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.64° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.3° |
| 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.