The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 2, 2056
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 PM
7:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1645
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 353.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.45° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.