The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, January 13, 2025

Full Moon Wolf 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
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.8%
Age
13.8 days
Distance
380,500 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1262

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Wolf Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun177.16°
Phase angle5.47°
Illuminated fraction99.77%
Altitude / azimuth-23.6° / 352.2°
Right ascension / declination7h 34m / 26.45°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude110.93° / 4.70°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.97° / -5.27°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude7.73° / -1.42°
Position angle of the axis8.5°
Position angle of the bright limb332.9°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

Times are shown for Columbus, US, guessed from your internet connection. Pick your city if that is wrong.

Your location is kept in a cookie in this browser and is only used to calculate rise and set times.