The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 11, 2066
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
5:42 PM
7:52 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1769
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:14 AM, is deepest at 10:02 AM and ends at 11:50 AM. Totality lasts from 9:33 AM to 10:32 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 348.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.66° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 153.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.