The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 23, 2198
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
7:43 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3402
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 341.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 13.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.79° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.87° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 145.2° |
| 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.