The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 6, 2175
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
7:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 356.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 27.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.88° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.31° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.7° |
| 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.