The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2158
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 PM
7:52 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2907
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.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:37 AM, is deepest at 1:23 PM and ends at 3:10 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 349.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.87° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.