The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 22, 2141
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
7:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2697
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.46° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.53° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 146.1° |
| 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.