The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 4, 2015
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
7:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1138
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.1° / 356.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.33° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.91° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.2° |
| 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.