The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
7:28 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1089
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 351.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.82° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.77° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.