The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
3:35 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 285
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.78° / -2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.68° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.