The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, January 13, 1966
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
12:07 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 532
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 25m / -5.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.50° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.49° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.