The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 23, 2160
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
7:43 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2932
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 343.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 15.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.40° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.4° |
| 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.