The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 11, 2142
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 PM
7:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2709
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,700 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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 355.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.55° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.5° |
| 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.