The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 21, 2152
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 PM
7:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2833
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 354.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.48° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.2° |
| 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.