The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 21, 2171
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
7:53 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3068
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 352.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.73° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 325.4° |
| 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.