The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, January 13, 1942
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
2:39 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 235
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 | 315.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.88° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.40° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.