The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 6, 2042
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
8:30 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 346.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.49° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.2° |
| 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.