The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2104
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
7:56 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 344.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.78° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.11° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 133.7° |
| 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.