The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 21, 2190
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
8:14 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3303
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 346.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 24.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.17° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 32.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.