The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 17, 2022
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
7:57 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1225
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.40° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.11° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 327.1° |
| 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.