The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 29, 2116
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
8:00 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 356,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2388
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,400 km.
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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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 348.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.49° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 356.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.