The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 5, 2186
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 PM
7:43 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3253
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 348.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 20.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.84° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 161.2° |
| 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.