The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 1904
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
2:36 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -235
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.84° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.79° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.