The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2003
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
8:19 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 990
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 344.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.42° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.05° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.24° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.0° |
| 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.