The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 18, 2087
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
7:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2029
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 | 177.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 16.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.13° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.35° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.8° |
| 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.