The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 13, 1964
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
4:29 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 507
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 184.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.49° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.19° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.