The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, January 19, 2030

Full Moon Wolf Moon

99.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
69°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
15.6 days
Distance
387,600 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1324

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Wolf Moon

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

Exact values

For Jan 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun180.54°
Phase angle3.02°
Illuminated fraction99.93%
Altitude / azimuth-32.4° / 348.0°
Right ascension / declination8h 07m / 17.19°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude120.21° / -2.98°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.07° / 4.66°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-5.56° / 0.89°
Position angle of the axis10.8°
Position angle of the bright limb183.3°
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.

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