The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 13, 1978
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
11:02 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 681
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 | 61.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -1.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.40° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.96° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.20° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.