The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2102
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
8:11 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 348.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 24.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.20° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.36° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| 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.