The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 22, 2046
Full Moon
100.0% 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
7:56 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1522
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 7:34 AM, is deepest at 8:01 AM and ends at 8:27 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Jan 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 345.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.23° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| 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.