The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 1905
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
12:17 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -222
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 5.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.44° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.16° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.