The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 6, 2099
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
7:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 355.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.60° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.0° |
| 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.