The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 13, 1916
Waxing Gibbous
65.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
2:12 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -86
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 61.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.84° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.89° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.