The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 1929
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 75
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 | 30.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.50° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.09° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.