The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 25, 2138
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
7:42 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2660
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 353.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.65° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.4° |
| 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.