The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 7, 2118
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
8:05 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 352.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.81° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 337.2° |
| 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.