The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 5, 2091
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
7:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2078
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 349.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.21° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.0° |
| 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.