The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, January 13, 1969
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
12:52 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 569
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jan 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.77° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.55° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.