The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1114
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 354.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.37° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.7° |
| 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.