The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2049
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
7:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1559
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 353.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.74° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.9° |
| 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.