The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2023
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
8:01 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1237
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 353.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.32° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.3° |
| 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.