The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 7, 2004
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
8:14 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1002
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 349.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.35° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 17.3° |
| 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.