The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 12, 2180
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 PM
7:24 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3179
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.99° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.4° |
| 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.