The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, January 13, 1952
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
8:57 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 359
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 | 196.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 331.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.71° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / -1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.09° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.