The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 13, 1962
First Quarter
55.7% 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
12:36 PM
12:49 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 483
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 | 96.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.42° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.93° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.