The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 11, 2172
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
8:34 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3080
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 344.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.24° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.42° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.