The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 22, 2027
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
8:01 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1287
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 344.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.22° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.97° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.