The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 3, 2121
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
7:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.07° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.3° |
| 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.