The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 20, 2163
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
7:33 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2969
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.6° / 345.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.58° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.83° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 163.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.