The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2101
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 PM
8:13 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2202
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 345.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.34° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| 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.