The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 14, 2177
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
7:52 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3142
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 9:30 AM, is deepest at 11:02 AM and ends at 12:34 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 100.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 348.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 21.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.50° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.