The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 2, 2170
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
7:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3055
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 354.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.66° / 1.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.76° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| 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.