The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 4, 2159
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
8:11 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2919
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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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:41 AM, is deepest at 2:13 AM and ends at 3:45 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jan 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.79° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| 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.