The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 1917
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
10:17 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -74
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 | 238.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 285.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / -0.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.37° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.62° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.