The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 1943
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
1:42 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 248
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 67.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 6.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.63° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.68° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.22° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.