The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 8, 2145
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
7:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2746
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 355.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.05° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.05° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.7° |
| 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.