The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 1961
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
2:37 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 470
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 | 315.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -16.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.59° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.21° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| 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.