The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 15, 2120
Full Moon
99.9% 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
5:24 PM
7:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2437
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 350.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.42° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.7° |
| 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.