The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 12, 2199
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 PM
7:43 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3414
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 345.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.14° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 155.2° |
| 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.