The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2033

Full Moon Wolf Moon

99.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
66°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.8%
Age
14.3 days
Distance
396,800 km
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1361

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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun181.85°
Phase angle5.31°
Illuminated fraction99.79%
Altitude / azimuth-33.7° / 346.9°
Right ascension / declination7h 55m / 15.72°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude117.72° / -4.99°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.90° / 7.31°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude2.03° / 1.58°
Position angle of the axis11.1°
Position angle of the bright limb173.1°
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.

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