The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 1912
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
1:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -136
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 233.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.46° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.14° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.