The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, January 5, 2167

Full Moon Wolf Moon

100.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
70°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
14.2 days
Distance
370,800 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
3018

Events on this date

  1. Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.

  2. Full Moon Wolf Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Jan 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun180.69°
Phase angle2.51°
Illuminated fraction99.95%
Altitude / azimuth-29.7° / 349.5°
Right ascension / declination7h 07m / 20.07°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude105.82° / -2.43°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.59° / 3.99°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude3.85° / 0.74°
Position angle of the axis7.9°
Position angle of the bright limb175.1°
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.

Your location

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