The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2050
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
5:24 PM
7:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1571
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 354.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.60° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.90° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.1° |
| 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.