The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 18, 2117
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
8:24 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2400
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 344.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.19° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.1° |
| 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.