The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 5, 2129
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
7:39 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2548
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 348.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 18.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.72° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 169.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.