The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 2, 2132
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 PM
7:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2585
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 5:42 PM, is deepest at 6:39 PM and ends at 7:36 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 355.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.68° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.85° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.