The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 23, 2149
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
7:35 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2796
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 2:21 PM, is deepest at 4:11 PM and ends at 6:01 PM. Totality lasts from 3:25 PM to 4:58 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 350.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 19.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.68° / -0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.01° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.5° |
| 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.