The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 4, 2140
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
8:09 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2684
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:02 AM, is deepest at 4:50 AM and ends at 6:37 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 23.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.53° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.19° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.