The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 16, 2147
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
7:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2771
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 351.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.93° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.4° |
| 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.