The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 20, 2144
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
7:21 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2734
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 349.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.62° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 195.0° |
| 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.