The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 13, 1960
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 PM
7:16 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 458
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 353.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.36° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.59° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.