The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 9, 2001
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
7:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 965
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 1:42 PM, is deepest at 3:20 PM and ends at 4:59 PM. Totality lasts from 2:49 PM to 3:51 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.50° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.46° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.