The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2006
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
8:26 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1027
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 | 183.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 345.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 25.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.73° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.63° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.5° |
| 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.