The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 4, 2197
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
8:06 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3389
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:59 PM, is deepest at 12:56 AM and ends at 1:54 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 343.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.73° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.22° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.9° |
| 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.