The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 11, 2028
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
7:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1299
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.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 10:43 PM, is deepest at 11:13 PM and ends at 11:42 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jan 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 356.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.59° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.13° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.