The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 15, 2185
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
7:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3241
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.4° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.87° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.